Capt.
Matthew
Grant
Born in Windsor, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of John Grant
and Mary (Chapman) Grant
Husband of
Hannah (Birge) Grant
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Justus Grant, Elijah Grant, Oliver Grant, Esther (Grant) Beckwith, Lucina Grant and Meriam (Grant) Brewer
Died
at age 77
in Torrington, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jan 2014
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Biography
Matthew Grant, born 27 Jun 1723 at Windsor, Connecticut, was the third child of of Mary Chapman & John Grant.
He married 2 Feb 1749 Hannah Birge [b. 1727 @ Windsor, Connecticut, daughter of Cornelius Birge & Sarah Loomis]. They had 7 children.
He was Captain of an East Windsor militia company that marched on the Lexington alarm, i.e. they were Minutemen.
Matthew Grant was a surveyor, tax collector, and grand juror; member of the church at East Windsor.
Matthew Grant died 28 Jun 1800 at Torrington, Connecticut.
Sources
- The Grant Family (1898), p. 18: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/18/mode/1up; p. 37: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/37/mode/1up
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Geoff Grant
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-A15177, FTDNA kit #293999
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~0.78%
Juanita (Medbury) Medbury-Walkabout :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmedburywalkabout
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~0.78%
Naomi Pompeo :
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